See main article: 2019 European Parliament election.
| Election Name: | 2019 European Parliament election in Bulgaria |
| Country: | Bulgaria |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
| Seats For Election: | All 17 Bulgarian seats in the European Parliament |
| Election Date: | 26 May 2019 |
| Turnout: | 32.64% |
| Leader1: | Mariya Gabriel |
| Party1: | GERB—SDS |
| Alliance1: | EPP |
| Last Election1: | 30.40% |
| Seats Before1: | 6 seats |
| Percentage1: | 31.07% |
| Popular Vote1: | 607,194 |
| Seats1: | 6 |
| Swing1: | 0.67 |
| Leader2: | Elena Yoncheva |
| Party2: | Bulgarian Socialist Party |
| Alliance2: | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats |
| Last Election2: | 18.93% |
| Seats Before2: | 4 seats |
| Seats2: | 5 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Swing2: | 5.33 |
| Popular Vote2: | 474,160 |
| Percentage2: | 24.26% |
| Leader3: | Mustafa Karadayi |
| Party3: | Movement for Rights and Freedoms |
| Alliance3: | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group |
| Last Election3: | 17.27% |
| Seats Before3: | 4 seats |
| Seats3: | 3 |
| Seat Change3: | 1 |
| Swing3: | 0.72 |
| Popular Vote3: | 323,510 |
| Percentage3: | 16.55% |
| Leader4: | Angel Dzhambazki |
| Party4: | VMRO |
| Alliance4: | European Conservatives and Reformists |
| Last Election4: | 10.66% |
| Seats Before4: | 2 seats |
| Seats4: | 2 |
| Seat Change4: | 1 |
| Swing4: | 3.30 |
| Popular Vote4: | 143,830 |
| Percentage4: | 7.36% |
| Leader5: | Radan Kanev |
| Party5: | Democratic Bulgaria |
| Alliance5: | EPP |
| Last Election5: | 6.45% |
| Seats Before5: | 1 seats |
| Seats5: | 1 |
| Swing5: | 0.39 |
| Popular Vote5: | 118,484 |
| Percentage5: | 6.06% |
| Leader6: | Veselin Mareshki |
| Party6: | Volya Movement |
| Alliance6: | Identity and Democracy |
| Last Election6: | — |
| Seats Before6: | — |
| Seats6: | 0 |
| Swing6: | New |
| Popular Vote6: | 70,830 |
| Percentage6: | 3.62% |
The election of the 5th delegation from Bulgaria to the European Parliament was held on 26 May 2019.[1] [2] All seats were up for election. The country forms a single constituency, with members elected by proportional representation using open lists.
See main article: List of members of the European Parliament for Bulgaria, 2014–19.
| Group | 17 | National party | 17 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 6 | ||
| Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria (DSB) | 1 | ||
| 4 | Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) | 4 | |
| 4 | Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) | 4 | |
| 2 | 1 | ||
| IMRO – BNM (VMRO) | 1 |
The opinion poll results below were recalculated from the original data and exclude polls that chose "I will not vote" or "I am uncertain" options.
| Fieldwork date | Polling firm | Sample size | GERB SDS | BSP | DPS | VMRO | NFSB | Attack | ABV | DB | Volya | Others | NOTA | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 May 2014 | 2014 EU Election | 30.4 | 18.9 | 17.3 | 10.7 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 12.7 | – | 11.5 | |||
| 26 March 2017 | 2017 Election | 32.7 | 27.2 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 1.6 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 8.3 | 2.5 | 5.5 | |||
| 20–25 Jul 2018 | Barometer | 846 | 36.1 | 29.4 | 15.3 | 17.4 | – | – | – | 1.8 | – | 6.8 | ||
| 2-7 Nov 2018 | AFIS | 1010 | 30.2 | 32.2 | 12.0 | 4.6 | – | – | 2.3 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 2.0 | ||
| 10-17 Dec 2018 | Exacta | 1000 | 35.8 | 31.7 | 7.8 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 12.2 | – | 4.1 | ||
| 14-19 Dec 2018 | Alpha Research | 1027 | 33.2 | 30.9 | 10.6 | 6.0 | – | 5.6 | 3.9 | 9.8 | – | 2.3 | ||
| 10-17 Jan 2019 | Trend | 1008 | 33.3 | 31.1 | 12.6 | 6.4 | – | 3.6 | 2.9 | 10.1 | – | 2.2 | ||
| 12-21 Jan 2019 | Market Links | 1007 | 37.8 | 27.1 | 10.0 | 8.5 | – | 6.5 | 1.3 | 8.7 | – | 10.7 | ||
| 14-19 Jan 2019 | AFIS | 1010 | 32.9 | 34.6 | 11.0 | 4.7 | – | 1.4 | 1.4 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 1.7 | ||
| 17-21 Jan 2019 | Sova Harris | 985 | 37.7 | 32.6 | 9.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 7.1 | – | 5.0 |
| 26 Jan-1 Feb 2019 | Mediana | 810 | 35.0 | 33.0 | 4.9 | 10.6 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 7.1 | – | 2.0 | ||
| 5-13 Feb 2019 | Trend | 1007 | 33.6 | 31.2 | 11.7 | 6.8 | – | 4.1 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 6.6 | 2.4 | ||
| 15-25 Feb 2019 | Market Links | 1018 | 37.3 | 32.8 | 7.3 | 4.6 | – | 7.3 | 1.5 | 9.2 | – | 4.5 | ||
| 19-28 Feb 2019 | Exacta | 1000 | 35.1 | 29.0 | 10.3 | 9.6 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 9.3 | – | 6.1 | ||
| 22-28 Feb 2019 | AFIS | 1010 | 31.1 | 36.9 | 12.8 | 7.2 | – | 1.6 | – | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.8 | ||
| 6-11 Mar 2019 | Sova Harris | 1000 | 38.2 | 30.6 | 11.5 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 7.6 |
| 6-13 Mar 2019 | Trend | 1005 | 33.6 | 30.4 | 12.1 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 2.3 | – | 4.4 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 3.2 |
| 22-26 Mar 2019 | Alpha Research | 1011 | 33.9 | 33.4 | 10.6 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 5.1 | 1.9 | 5.5 | – | 0.5 |
| 4-9 Apr 2019 | Mediana | 1001 | 31.5 | 32.1 | 9.5 | 4.4 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.9 | 5.8 | – | 0.6 |
| 5-11 Apr 2019 | Gallup International | 1015 | 31.0 | 32.1 | 11.1 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 2.2 | 1.1 |
| 5-12 Apr 2019 | Trend | 1008 | 30.5 | 31.3 | 12.7 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 0.8 |
| 12-22 Apr 2019 | Market Links | 1049 | 35.3 | 35.8 | 7.0 | 5.7 | – | – | – | 5.3 | 1.9 | 8.8 | – | 0.5 |
| 16-22 Apr 2019 | Sova Harris | 995 | 36.1 | 35.0 | 11.4 | 4.0 | – | 3.0 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 3.0 | – | 1.1 |
| 26 Apr 2019 | Start of official election campaign | |||||||||||||
| 20-30 Apr 2019 | Alpha Research | 1015 | 32.2 | 32.7 | 9.3 | 6.0 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 4.5 | 1.7 | 7.3 | 2.2 | 0.5 |
| 29 Apr-4 May 2019 | Specter | 834 | 32.5 | 33.2 | 8.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 1.9 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 0.7 |
| 2-7 May 2019 | Mediana | 1008 | 29.9 | 31.9 | 10.7 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 4.2 | – | 2.0 |
| 7-14 May 2019 | Specter | 993 | 33.0 | 33.4 | 8.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 0.4 |
| 8–13 May 2019 | Sova Harris | 1000 | 34.4 | 33.5 | 13.7 | 4.4 | – | 3.8 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 4.7 | 1.9 | – | 0.9 |
| 10-15 May 2019 | AFIS | 1604 | 24.5 | 25.7 | 13.2 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 8.7 | 1.2 |
| 11–17 May 2019 | Trend | 1007 | 31.5 | 30.4 | 12.8 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.1 |
| 11–19 May 2019 | Market Links | 1024 | 33.8 | 31.4 | 7.9 | 6.5 | 2.4 | – | 1.4 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 7.9 | – | 2.4 |
| 17–21 May 2019 | Mediana | 1008 | 31.1 | 29.8 | 11.4 | 5.6 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 1.3 | |
| 18–22 May 2019 | Exacta | 1000 | 32.4 | 27.3 | 13.3 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 5.9 | – | 5.1 |
| 19–22 May 2019 | Alpha Research | 1016 | 31.1 | 26.6 | 13.9 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 6.1 | – | 4.5 |
| 26 May 2019 | Election results | 30.1 | 23.5 | 16.1 | 7.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 5.9 | 3.5 | 7.8 | 3.0 | 6.6 | |